Painterly magnifying glass above a sock hanging from a stool, with curling green wisps.

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Alex

I think I found the source of your foul and mysterious odor.

— Threesome

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What it means

Our interpretation.

An unpleasant smell gets the language of an investigation, as though locating it were an important discovery. That mock seriousness makes the remark work as a cutting joke. The direct reference to your odor also turns the supposed finding into a personal insult.

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